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# c tX-^o-si TjL-c-1 3 UNITE D STATE S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIO N AGENC Y

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, RonaldW . Gore , Chief Ai r Divisio n Alabam aDepartmen

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t Pos t Offic e Bo x 30146 3 Montgomery , Alabam a36130-146 3 Dea r Mr . Gore : Thi s i s i n respons e t o your

lette r o f Ma y 24,1999 , whic h expresse dyou r thought s o n th e Ne w Sourc e Revie w (NSR) Refor mproject . A s you know , th e U.S . Environmenta l Protectio n Agenc y (EPA) ha s exerte dasubstantia l effort, sinc e th e July 23,199 6 proposal , t o ensur e tha t th e revisedNS Rregulation s retai n appropriat e environmenta

l protectio n whil e reducin g regulator y burden andcost s throug h streamlining th e requirements . Than k yo u fo r recognizin g m

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# I b ALABAM A DEPARTMEN T O F ENVIRONMENTA L MANAGEME N POS T OFFIC E Bo x 301463 • 140 0 COLISEU M BLVD . 36110-205 9 MONTGOMERY , ALABAM A 36130-146 3 JAME S W.WAR R WWW.ADEM.STATE.AL.U S DONSIEGELMA N DIRECTO R (334) 271-770 0 GOVERNO R Ma y 24 , 199 9 Facsimiles : (334 ) Administration : 271-795 0

Air : 279-304 4 Land : 279-305 0 Water ' 279*305 1 Mr . Joh n Seit Z Groundwater : 270-563 1

_ . . Fiel d Operations : 272-813 1 UireCtO r Laboratory : 277-671 6 Offic e o f Ai rQualit

y Plannin g & Standard s **»anio*mc*i 213-439 9 U S EPA Mailroo m Researc h Triangl e Park , N C 27711/MD1 0 Dea rMr . Seitz : ADE M ha s bee n monitorin g th e activitie s transpirin g i n th e are a o f New Sourc e Review reform . I n fact , becaus e o f ou rinterest , w e sen t a representativ e t o th e Februar y meetin g i n Washington , DC . W e ar e aware o f th e effort s b y som e group s t o draft far-reachin g change s t o th e NS R rules , bu t w e have als o heard tha t EP A i s findin g i t difficul t t o achiev e consensu s amon g variou s industr y groups , states , an d th e environmenta l community . W e sympathiz e wit h th e frustratio n EPA ma y fee l at thi s point , bu t w e hop e tha t patienc e wil l not b e los t t o th e poin t tha t th e draft rule s fro m severa l years ag o wil l b e resurrected . W e urg e yo u t o le t thos e attribute s o f certai n proposal s (degrandfathering , simplification , PALS's ) b e debate d furthe rbefore EPA proceed s wit h forma l rulemaking . Than k yo u fo ryou rconsideration . Ronal d W . Gore , Chie f Ai rDivisio n RWG.pk b cc : Winsto n Smit h 

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